Abstract
A 4-year-old child presented with a 3-week history of left eye swelling. The periorbital inflammation was a result of a larva of the human botfly, Dermatobia hominis. Surgical extraction of the larva was curative.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Child, Preschool
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Diptera / parasitology*
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Eyelid Diseases / parasitology*
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Eyelid Diseases / surgery
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Humans
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Inflammation
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Larva
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Male
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Myiasis / pathology*
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Myiasis / surgery
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Treatment Outcome